2016 Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship
The 2016 Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship was the third season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in the West Indies. It took place in July 2016, with 6 teams taking part and all matches taking place at Providence Stadium in Guyana. Trinidad and Tobago won the tournament, beating Jamaica in the final to claim their first T20 title.
The tournament followed the 2016 Regional Women's Championship.
Competition format
The six teams were divided into two groups of three, and played three matches in the group stage: against the two other teams in their group and one 'cross-zone' match against a team from the other group. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. Following the group stage, the top two teams went into the final to determine the Champions, whilst the second-placed teams played a 3rd-place play-off and the third-placed teams played a 5th-place play-off.The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 3 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.